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Notes From the Ranch

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This site is dedicated to all who believe that a Very Good Life depends upon our capacity to open our hearts and minds to the goodness which surrounds us- and sharing it.
The viewpoint expressed here is that of a traditional woman who believes our most important legacy is what we leave behind in the hearts of others is our most important legacy.
Godspeed and Good Fortune to all who enter here.

Digging It In Diamond Bar

Our little Eden, complete with the occasional snake, is USDA Zone 9B. Nested high in a chaparral filled valley, ground level is 957’ above sea level. The view is incredible. The specific climate is mostly Sunset Zone 20. I don’t want stalkers, so we’ll skip the GPS info. It is pretty glorious to live here in the land of 2 seasons: Fire and mudslide.

This journal is filled with enthusiastic strivings to fulfill the suburbanite fantasy of keeping a country home.

As context is important, on occasion a bit of history or commentary on current events is dropped in.

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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter Rising

Yes- There is an Easter Bunny. Reaching in the weeds yesterday, I came close to grabbing its tail when it shot out like- well, a rabbit.

This morning began with singing and wine. In church. The Sacrament. A light drizzle dripping steadily from the angels wringing out the clouds, my heart rejoiced. The sunrise service was moved INSIDE! Hallelujah!

Writers spend our lives hunting and gathering similarities to feed our audience. HOPE REALIZED is the phrase synonymous with Spring and Easter. This song is a treasure found that strums the gardening heart. It serenades with the promise of a continuum of life.

Trish- You know I had to look):- Some Lutheran congregations prefer a single communal cup. Never seen it- but it does exist.

So far as quick peak- no incidence of increased outbreaks of anything in pandemic outbreaks. If someone is too sick to take communion- it is recommended they stay home as they are at risk to spread a disease from handshake, cough or sneeze as easily as from briefest sip from a cup.